Venture Capital

TaxDown: €4 Million Financing From BBVA Spark To Scale Tax AI Solutions

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 8, 2026

Madrid-based fintech TaxDown has secured €4 million in financing from BBVA Spark to accelerate growth and expand its artificial intelligence capabilities across its digital tax platform.

Firmable: $14 Million Raised For AI-Native Sales Platform Global Expansion

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 7, 2026

Firmable, an AI-driven sales platform headquartered in Melbourne, has raised $14 million in Series A funding led by Airtree with participation from existing investors.

DiligenceSquared: $5 Million Raised To Automate Private Equity Due Diligence

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 7, 2026

DiligenceSquared, an AI-powered platform that automates commercial due diligence and market research for investment teams, announced it has raised $5 million in seed funding to expand its operations and meet growing demand from private equity firms. The funding round was led by RELENTLESS with participation from Y Combinator and additional investors.

PLD Space: €180 Million Series C Secured to Accelerate Global Access to Space

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 7, 2026

Elche-based PLD Space has closed a €180 million Series C equity funding round led by Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, which joins as a strategic launch customer. The round also included participation from the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities through CDTI and its INNVIERTE fund, the Spanish public investment company COFIDES via its FOCO fund, and Nazca Capital through its Nazca Aeroespacial y Defensa INNVIERTE I FCR fund. The financing brings PLD Space’s total raised to over €350 million.

Silverflow: $40 Million Series B Raised For Cloud-Native Payments Processing Platform

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 7, 2026

Silverflow, an Amsterdam-based cloud-native payment processing company, announced that it has raised $40 million (€37 million) in a Series B funding round, marking a milestone as the company approaches one billion transactions processed annually.

Diligent AI: €2.1 Million Raised For AI Agents Automating KYC And AML Workflows

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 7, 2026

Diligent AI, a company developing artificial intelligence agents for financial crime compliance operations, announced that it raised $2.5 million (about €2.1 million) in funding. The round was led by Speedinvest and Shapers, with continued participation from Y Combinator and angel investors, including founders and executives from Allica Bank, N26, CyberSource (Visa), IDnow, Billie, and other fintech companies.

Mutable Tactics: $2.1 Million Pre-Seed Raised To Develop Autonomous Coordination Software For Unmanned Systems

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 7, 2026

Mutable Tactics, a Cambridge-based robotics and defense technology startup, announced that it has raised $2.1 million in a pre-seed funding round to accelerate development of software designed to enable coordinated operations among fleets of unmanned systems.

Photoncycle: €15 Million Raised To Scale Seasonal Energy Storage For Homes

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 7, 2026

Oslo‑based climate-tech startup Photoncycle has raised €15 million in Series A funding to scale its seasonal energy storage system and begin commercial rollout in Denmark and the Netherlands. The funding round was led by NordicNinja and Voima Ventures, with participation from Lifeline Ventures, Eviny Ventures, Luminar Ventures, and Momentum.

Northview Energy: BCI, Norges Bank, And Brookfield Launched To Buy North American Solar And Wind Assets

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 7, 2026

British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, Norges Bank Investment Management, and Brookfield announced the launch of Northview Energy, a privately held renewable energy company focused on acquiring and owning contracted, operating renewable energy assets across the United States and Canada.

Medline: $3.1 Billion Share Sale By Private Equity Backers

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 7, 2026

Medline announced that certain existing shareholders affiliated with private equity firms Blackstone, Carlyle, Hellman & Friedman, and a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority have commenced an underwritten public offering of 75 million shares of the company’s Class A common stock.

University Of Texas At Austin: Venture Studio To Launch Medical Digital Twin Startups

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 7, 2026

The University of Texas at Austin has launched a new venture studio designed to accelerate the commercialization of university research by building startups focused on real-world challenges, beginning with medical digital twin technologies. The initiative, led by Discovery to Impact at UT Austin, aims to systematically transform academic breakthroughs into market-ready companies capable of delivering clinical and societal impact.